again. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> we want to get right toutour co and the forecast. >> let's start with storm team 4's chuck bell and t a look forecast. what do you have, chuck? >> i have it allse by . sheena will be working later in the day today. right now, we're watching light rain across the shenandoah valley. thisg, morn no severe weather threats this morning. there's rain drops down through strasbourg. i did need the wipers for a couple of swipes on my way in. future weather has a hit and miss chance here later on in the day with daytime heating. i think thest thundms after, this will be later than normal. probably after 5:00 or 6:00. not a severe weather threat

before 6:00 p.m. we're in the 70s now. afternoon highs will be in the low to mid 80s. there's a big break in humidity coming. i mean soon. let's go to melissa. good ucrning, looking at the roads. a problem in laurel. northbound 95, a crash with the ght side blocked this morning. the response on the way there. going to see a slowdown. twoap thingsning on the beltway. hyattsville. right lane. and outer loop, old georgetown lane. as we zoom out, neither of those are causing big delays on the beltway. is rest of the beltway looking good here this morning. we'll look at 270 in a minute. it's 4:01. we're following a developing ory. neighbors living on 56th street

say the are fedp th the vie l violence. >> this happened less than a mile away that mahkai wilson was killed last month. police are looking for an acura with wing ohe back and a license plate in the front window. all of the victims are expected to be okay. the shooting comes in a deadly weekend that had the 99th homicide of the year. if you're going through the county, the intersection o monument drive and monument wha been shut down. police are responding to a report that a road crew member was hit by one of the trucks at that site. the worker was air-lifted to the hospital. monument drive and monument way will be closed for the

investigation. nicole jacobs is going to the scene. we get the live information coming up here.h the sea continues for a pennsylvaniaan wanted for threatening to kill champion. authorities believe he has stolen two weeks. allegedly threatened to kill a district attorney in june. that's around time he threatened to shoot the president. he was spotted on saturday, driving a jeeper ee. then, driving a ston red pickup. the truck has a pennsylvania license platemb . zgl-2845. thers a $20,000 award that leads to his arrest. apoompassionate re from the community.

>> these guys are not leaving. i' going to walk through t back. >> that's a facebook live video posted on sunday. he is facingharges for threatening everyone he encountered that night and for refusing to let people in the mosque in springfield. we're told he began to ram in the parking lot. when police arrived, he allegedly drove toward the cruiser. apparently he has been coing the mosque since he was a child. the folks there sayomething is wrong. >> all humans make mistakes but our job is to have a sit down and chat with them. >> we'reold there was no indication he had a weapon. despite a new letter from pope francis, many catholics are

conflicted about the leaders of the cholic church. last week, a pennsylvania grand jury report detailed abuse by 300 priests over 70 years. 99 of the priests were from the diocese of pitbutsburgh. it says that the bishop was part of the coverntp. the presif trinity university says the report calls for an act of atonement. >> i think the ccodinal should ider stepping aside. not to say that it is cup possibible. but that would helpholics to see there are teeth behind the words. >> they had a meetingnd the

churnl has not told us what was said in the meeting. a school outside of town has vandalized. there's an online petition to remove his name from the school. he was part of a, cover- allegedly, of sex abuse in thed ese. boomer esiason looked into e handling of mcnair's death. take a listen. >> the heartbreak that i share ov t mcnair's family unspeakable strategy is only matched b the disgust toward the university leadership. they are reportedly on shaky ground. this could be a good time for them to exit. >> mcnair died in june after suffering a suspected heatg stroke dur practice.

several member of the the istration, includi head football coach are on leave. the players plan to honor mcnail by wearing a decal of his 79 on their helmets and holding a moment of silence before two games this season. the first game is september 1st. we learn newdetails in a murder mystery that has the country's attention. the colorado father accused of murdering his fdnily says he 't kill his kids. he said his wife killed their children. he asked for a separation and that when she killed the two girls. prosecutors say he killed her and buried all three bodies. neighbors who knew the family e stunned. imagins hard to manua >> prosecutors say, they're not

buying his story. he's gng to appear in court to hear the charges that he's now facing. if convictede could face the death penalty. now, to nashville, where police are looking for two men they believe are in involved in a crime spree. investigators say two men shot, rond killed a man on huh way to work. police sayne of the men was involved in a kidnapping in another city. > a voice in the #metoo movement has paid off her accuser. in the month that followed the accusations, he r she allegedly paid off bennett. that accusation is laid out in documents sent to "the new york

times." new this morning, "the washingtonost" reports that microsoft has identified a collection of wake websites set up by a hacking group. the sites are phony versions of real sites that are related to u.s. policy. microsoft has disabled those sites. it's believe a group the behind the work, the same group lippinged lipping inked to the interferenc the 2016 election. president trump said he could interfereith the russia investigation. righnow, he decided to stay out of it. you're looking at pictures from the interview. e's ident trump said worried about falling into a, quote, perjury trap. he says any statement he gives to robert mueller could be used toring charge against him. he did not comment on if he would sit down with mueller.

jurors are deciding the fate of paul manafort. the judge toldo jurors keep deliberatingntil 6:15 in the evening. manafort is charged with 18 counts of tax evasion and bank fraud. some are worried that president trump is swaying the jury. theme bame over president trump's postponed military trade continues. he says a city that voted 70% against the president wouldn't wanto help. yesterday, the council members fired back. ey pointed out it was 95% of district voters that didn't pick mr. trum the council says it would oppose it even if i included the oba obamas and the statehood float

made of hemp. now, we want to show you video you'll probably see on your timeline. >> the prince georges county police joined the lip-sync challenge. look here. ♪ the lip-sync challenge has gone across social media. this video has nearly 10,000 views on youtube already. they actually did a montage of songs. they had the drake challenge that went out. this looks like a video. where did they get the backup dancers? from social security numbers to birthdays and addresses,

schools are reopening and students have to provide person information. plus, 1,000 teachers will be in classrooms. we'll show you how they're being trained. do you have back-to-school shopping to do? we have ways to keep it easy. good morning, everybody. 'll need the umbrella two or three tes today. fu first thing is the threat for rain drops is across t shenanah vadoll

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school year on september 4th. this year, students will see lot of new faces. more than 1,000 new teachers coll welcome students back to the ty. they will train through tomorrow. teachers are going through all sorts of instructions including literacy a classroom management. the first day for teachers is tuesd thursday. this morning, the federal trade commission has tips for pares to keep their kids' information safe. safeguard yourchild's social security number by asking if how it will be used. ask if you can use only the last four digits. an paren have the option to not share in directories. shred any documents with your child's person information before throwing them away. the college football season

starts and one of the head universities is looking at their head coach. >> urban meyer is accused of not reporting domestic violence abuse. he l admitteder he knew about abuse and insisted heollowed protocol. the board of trustees will make an announcement tomorrow. toda seven former members of a penn state fraternity will be backn court in connection with the hazing death of timothy piazza piazza. police say he drank a dangerous amount of alcohol and fell down stairs. the men are facing hearing on charges including recklesslyng ening anotherer. and involuntary manslaughter. pone of the music awards at

radio cityusic hall. >> cardi b. opened up the show. uring the performance, she acted like, because she just had a baby, she had a performance that was big. ♪ very cool. very cool. logic perfoed his new song "one day." the stage was filled with immigrant children and the parents they is s came from b curtain. hat's where everybody tunes in fo this is an awards show that is known to hav something shocking. they try to make a statement. that was a big moment for the

ow last night. also, j. lo, who got a big award. >> did a ten-minute performance last night. brought the house down. >> looking great. >> logic is from here. >> wow. >> somewhere up there. >> i montgomery county. >> a lot of talent comes out of this area. today, under the gun for possible strong thunderstorms later on in the day. nothing to worry about this morning or through the lunchtime. or as the kids come home from school, not a severe weather threat until after 4:00 or 5:00 thisafternoon. we'll be in weather alert mode for your afternoon shows. sheena is working the late shift to help out with that. lal today w be high winds. there's a possibility of localized flooding. best news in the forecast, there's big drop in humidity

coming. it arrives here late tomorrow. first this first, our morning rain chases with t front here. an ohortunity wit thunderstorms later in the evening. aouple of rain drops on the shenandoah valley. late rain across warren county and moving intolark county. be rainfall ready. there's an early morning rain chance in and out of here. we'll have dry hours in the early afternoon. bubbling up of rain and thunderstorms in ter l day today. temperature-wise, in theug 70s now. it will be a warm and humid day. buum theity falls away tomorrow. wow. thursday, friday, saturday, the word amazing may not beg str enough. temperatures in the suburbs will be in the 50s, thursday, friday,

and saturdaysmorning, well. that means, open up the windows. >> i will and logic went to high school. laurel eastbound skaggsville road ther the ramp is shut down. but 95 is unaffected. there's a problem on 95. hyattsville, right lane getting by the work zone. alexandr alexandria, lt lane is blocked by the work zone. >> thanks. ahead,nimal cracker changes the look of its packaging. but not for rsons you might think. also ahead -- >> -tbaschool doesn't have to be stressful. i'm going shopping with my second grader to show you how to

you're watching "news 4 today." >> 4:24 rightno from backpacks toiinders, there's a lot of supplies your kids need f the n. school year >> chris lawrence is working for you to saveime and money as you get ready for school. >> i hit the back-to-school aisle in target with my second grader in tow, trying to make sense of all of t supplies. >> uh want the notebook and it ips. >> "star wars" and sprinkles. pink ppies topeace, love and glitter. >> do you like that? >> no.

>> amy jackson is trying to outfit her girl for first grade. >> sometimes my mom picks out backpacks that i don't like. i'm not going to pay that kind of money. we try to find something betwee >> reporter: if it's a good price, buy more than you need.re things or get lost. >> crayons are usually3 or $4. >> reporter: your phone can be invaluable. michelle says notebooks ands binday be marked down one day. backpacks and lunch boxes a week later. >> you see it on sale. >> reporr: you can use apps that collect chepons from big retailers and puts them in one place. >>he that's t most important thing. >> reporter: adding to the confusion, every classroom needs something specific. >> we print out the list and see

what's here. >> reporter: with target's school list assist, you can pull up what each schoolequires and add the list to your cart in one click. chris lawrence, news 4. goomorning. i'm chuck bell. we have a weather alert for you for later today. the car wash forecast, probably not today. a ltle better tomorrow. there are days filled with sunshine around the corner. ernight, a chaotic scene on a college campus. details on the protest involving hundreds of people. dog walking danger. a woman killed during her morning walk. morning walk. more on the bizarre animal care for the clothes you love with woolite detergent. the new concentrated formula... ...gives you 30% more loads. no stretching, shrinking or fading. woolite.

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you could see rain dropsarlier than that. i'm angie goff. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. let's check in with chuck and the forecast, going to get rough later today. >> an opportunity fortrong t severe storms later on today. nothing here with this morning. the ride in will be uneventful. no rain around the city. here are rain drops around parts of northwest virginia. and there's more rain across southf culpepper. this is moving in a northeasterly direction. i-66ill be wet from gainesville westbound.ra current temres are steamy. 76 in august. 72 inorrince 's county. and 72 in leesburg. warm and humid day today. understorms opportunity increasing with time.